Doug Wilson, San Jose Sharks General Manager

Deb Placey welcomes San Jose Sharks general manager Doug Wilson to the podcast. Wilson recalls being traded to the expansion Sharks (3:19) and skating in the infamous Cow Palace (4:30). He discusses Sharks head coach Peter DeBoer (11:50), captain Joe Pavelski (21:26) and defenseman Brent Burns (26:34). He discloses how his first roommate in the NHL changed his life (23:40), how signing a ‘contract-for-the-day’ got started (28:15) and what he thinks makes hockey players so special (29:40).